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28:3-5 Do Not Drag Me Off with the Wicked. The psalms generally recognize that God will indeed hold the wicked (i.e., those who defy the Lord) accountable for their deeds. The pious wish to see God's justice vindicated, when those who defy his rule receive their due, and they do not want to suffer when the judgment falls (cf. 2 Thess. 1:9-10). The wicked here are not simply people who commit sins (even the faithful do that, cf. Ps. 32:6), but those who oppose God and his people with deceit and treachery (evil is in their hearts). Note the contrast between their work (i.e., of the wicked) and the work of their hands (28:4), and God's works and the work of his hands (v. 5).